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(No Model.)

HORSE COLLAR.

v No. 475,039.

Patented May 17, 1892.

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UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

HERMAN O. ETZKORN, OF FORT MADISON, IOIVA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN R. SCHULTE, OF SAME PLACE.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,039, dated May 17, 1892. Application filed December 15, 1891 Serial No. 1 5,146. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN O. ETZKORN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Madison, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Horse- Collar, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in horse-collars, the objects being to simplify and cheapen the construction, while at the same IO time to avoid rough surfaces caused by seams on the under side of the collar opposite the hameawhereby sore necks and lame sho'ul ders are prevented; and, furthermore, to pro.- vide a pad of cheap and simple construction and a means for securing the pad and upper ends of the collar-sections together, whereby the pad is prevented from slipping and is always maintained directly under the upper end of the collar.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a pen spective of a collar constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section. Fig. 4 is a detail in front elevation of the means employed for fastening the lower ends of the collar-sections. Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of the collar-pad.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In constructing the collar I form the same 5 in two opposite independent sections, and each comprises one large roll 1. The roll of the section I form by means of a rear inner facing of leather 2 of the same character as that usually employed for such purposes, and secure the outer curved edges of the same by stitches 3 to a front facing of leather 4 of somewhat heavier stock. The inner edges of the inner facing 2 are brought forward around and over upon the front face of the portion 4, are folded,

and laid upon the outside of a doubled strip of leather, forminga rim 5. Interposed between the inner layer of the rim 5 and the front face of the portion 4 is a narrow strip of leather 6 of heavy stock. These layers of leather, consisting of the two thicknesses of the rear facing 2, the two thicknesses of the rim 5, the

.by copper or galvanized-iron staples 7, driven inwardly and having their points clinched, so

as prevent withdrawal of the staples or separation of the parts which they connect. Thesesections 1 thus formed arestuffed with any suitable cushioning material that may be desired. By experiencel have found that moss and straw, short cut and mixed, or a combination of deers hair and straw form efficient stuffing for the collar. This, however, is immaterial, as various materialsmay be used.

It will be seen that by thus constructing the collar the strip 6 forms a crease for the reception of the hames which are retained in position by the folded rim 5, and by reason of the fact that no seamsor other fastening devices for securing the parts together are lo- 7; cated under the hames no pressure of the latter can be exerted with discomfort upon the neck and shoulders of the horse. Hence I avoid soreness and lameness of the neck and shoulders caused by the same, and which 7.

will often disable horses tender in this respect for one-half their time.

The collar-pad 8, located at the upper end of the collar and designed to rest upon the neck of the horse, has the usual formation, and its opposite longitudinal edges are curled, as shown. Upon the upper side of the pad there is stitched along its edges a leather facing 9; or, if desired, it might be of metal, though I prefer the leather. The fac- 85, ing is provided at opposite sides of the center with slots 10, forming an intermediate loop, and through these slots and under the loop is passed a strap or billet 11, the ends of which are provided with adjusting-holes 0 designed to be separately and adj ustably connected to opposite buckles 12. These buckles 12 have their frames secured between the rear and front facings 2 and 4, res ti l by means of stitches or otherwise, and the 5 front facings are slotted at their ends to permit of a movement of the buckle-tongues; When the billets are secured to the buckles, it will be seen that they not only serve to prevent any movement or slipping of the-10o collar-pad from under the collar, but they also serve as a means for adjustably connecting the upper ends of the collar-sections,

whereby the upper portion of the collar is made to conform properly to the width of the horses neck.

The lower end of one of the collar-sections is provided with a metal connecting fraine 13, which is -formed of asingle piece of wire bent at its center to form opposite terminals, which 1 are subsequently laterally bent in a zigzag manner and in opposite directions to form a series of transverse slots or openings 14, anyone of which is designed to receive a staple 15, secured to the v opposite section. This constitutes an adj ustabl'e fastener for the lower ends of the collar-sections, whereby-the lower portion of the collar may be adjusted accordingi t o the thickness-of the lower portion of thehorses neck. 7. Such adjustable connectionis maintained by a leather billet, or -.strap.,16,-secured to either of" the collar.

sectionsaud at-tits free endremovably passed through thestapleoutside of theconnecting. frame, whereby. alateral withdrawal ofthestaple from the-frame or a separation of the. The-.- connection between thelowe-rrends of the collar-sections is cov -t twov is prevented,

eredsby anv inverted-U-shaped leather guard 17,;stitched at-its edges to one of thesections- Fromthe foregoing description, in. connec-.

tion. -.with the accom panyin gt drawings, it will be .seen thatl have provided an extremelyeasy: collar, the ease-not only consisting in theconstruction.ofrthe collar itself ortheas-.

sembl'age of its.,parts, butalso in its convene ient adj ustable qualities,- whereby. the necks of the-horses are-accomn1odated'.-

Having,. describedy inyinvention, what. I clainitis- Y 1. The hereinfdescribed collar, eachof the sections-of which consists of the-front facing, the vrearfacing secured. at itsouter edge to the front facing and having. its inner edge folded upon itself andove-rlapping. the. inner edgeof the front facing, theflexiblerim con-- sisting oftthe strip of leather doubled upon itself longitudinally, interposed between the two facings, securing devices passed through the inner and outer facing and rim, the

.' buckles having theirframes secured between the uppermeeting edges of the front and rear facings of the opposite sections, the .pad located' under the collar below'the buckleframes, the leather section stitched thereto and provided at each side of its center with a transverse slot forming an intermediate loop, the billet passed through the loop, se-

cured at its center theretoand having its ends projecting through the slots and connected with the buckle, the Wire frame secured to the lower-end of one of the collar-sections and consisting of the opposite terminals latcrally bent in alternately-opposite directions and combining to form transverse openings, the staple secured to the opposite section and engaging the openings, and the locking-strap secured to one of the sections and adapted to be passed through the staple, substantially asspecified.

t 2. The herein-described collar,.cornprisingthe opposi-te sections,-each consisting wof a front facing, a rear facing securedat-its outer edge brought around and overlapping the-inedge to the front facing and having its innerher edgeof therfront-facing,thefiexible rim interposed-between the two, the stiff spacing-- Strip 6, and securing devices passed through the inner and outer facingstrip and'rim,.sub-

sitan tially as specified.

3. The herein-described collar, comprising theopposite sections, each of which consists of a front facing, rearfacingssecured at the-ir' outered'ges to those ofeach of the front .fac-. tings and-having'their inneredges doubledu pon themselves. and bentaround upon uthe wfiront facings, the longitudinally-doubledstrips of leather forming the rims, interposed rim, and the staplesdriven tlrrougheach of the two front and rear-facings,rims,-and sec-. tions of stiff leatherandhaving their points clinched, substantially as specified.

In testimony that .I claim theforegoing-as my own I have heretoaffixed my signature in:

presence oftwo witnesses.

HERMAN C. 'ETZKORN \Nitnesses:

JOSEPH GERNEL, STEPHEN JOHN MEYER.

and rear =facings, the sections of stifi leather. ignterposed between each front-facing and its between the overlapped portions of the front 

